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TCP/IP and SNA mixed mode (shared port)
In this mode, an OSA-2 port is capable of transferring TCP/IP and SNA LAN traffic to and
from more than one LPAR. The use of OSA/SF is required for this configuration.
LAN protocols
Table 3-9 shows the LAN frame parameters and protocols supported by the z900 server
OSA-2 FDDI and OSA-2 Token Ring features.
Table 3-9 OSA-2 LAN protocol support
Enhanced Multiple Image Facility
The Enhanced Multiple Image Facility (EMIF) enables OSA-2 feature port channel sharing
among PR/SM logical partitions running on the z900 server, see “Enhanced Multiple Image
Facility” on page 80.
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